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A magistrate court in Minna has sentenced Yakubu Dahiru, a teenager, to 3 months in prison for stealing a fowl.
Binta Rijau, the magistrate, however said she would be lenient on the accused person as he was remorseful.

Rijau asked him to pay a fine of N3000 or serve 3 months in prison in the event of a default.
Dahiru has been charged with a joint act, house breaking and theft, to which he pleaded guilty and pleaded for leniency.
Thomas Peter, the prosecutor, had told the court that, Yusuf Mohammed and Christopher Yahaya reported the matter at the police station on May 2.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened Sections 79, 347 and 288 of the Penal Code and asked the court to try the accused summarily in line with Section 157 of the Criminal Procedure Code.


Source; https://insidenaijablog.com/teenagar-goes-to-jail-for-still-fowl-in-minna/

The formal governor of ekiti state, Ayo Fayose, says he was trailed by some unknown men who nearly broke his head while he was on his way from the state house of assembly on friday.

Talking to journalists, Fayose said he rsponded to the invitation of the state assembly, which was probing his administration for alleged financial mismanage, because his ”conscience is clear” and he ”fears no accusation”.

“It was on our way from the assembly that some people trailed us in a pick-up purposely to attack us. We managed to escape. In short, one of them nearly broke my head,” he said.

“When I got to the assembly, they said they were not ready and that they would inform me when they were ready. As a matter of fact, since they accused me of financial misappropriation, they were supposed to be ready.

“I got this by noon yesterday and I called the speaker to confirm whether it was true and he confirmed it. You know my style. When the EFCC wanted me, I told them ‘I’m here’.

“So, I have come to the house of assembly to tell them I’m available for their questions. I drove down from Lagos to tell them that there was no hiding place for some of us, so, I am here and ready to give an account of my stewardship.”

Fayose said never will he join other people to sin by defecting to the APC. He also said he will not join the party so as to get a ‘’soft-landing’’ in his trial.

Fayose is currently facing charges of money laundering to the tune of N1.3 billion brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

While he was still in office, he was a strong critic of the Buhari administration but he has since lowered his criticisms.

“I will not follow the multitude to sin. I want to believe that selective justice will not help our country,” he said.

“I have condemned anyone who says that in Nigeria, when you come to the All Progressives Congress, then you become a saint. I am telling you, I will never become a member of the APC, I will never defect.

“If I wanted a soft landing against my party, against my candidate, that would have happened in the past, I stood my ground during the elections. So, that is impossible.”


Source; https://insidenaijablog.com/they-followed-me-and-nearly-broke-my-head-fayose/

The former Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has advised members of the All Progressives Congress to close ranks ahead of the tribunal’s judgment both on the governorship and senatorial elections.

At the Oyo South Senatorial District meeting held in Ibadan on Friday ,Ajimobi , said it was imperative for members, particularly those from Ibadan and Ibarapa zones of the state, to unite.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that both the former governor and the APC governorship candidate in the state, Bayo Adelabu, had approached the tribunals in the state.

NAN reports that Ajimobi is challenging his loss to Senator Kola Balogun of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Oyo South Senatorial election, while Adelabu is challenging Governor Seyi Makinde’s victory at the poll.

“We are expecting the courts to do justice to some of the cases emanating from the conduct of the last general elections in the state especially as it concerns the Oyo South Senatorial seat and the governorship.

“I admonish every member of our great party to eschew bitterness and preach genuine reconciliation.

“There are insinuations in some quarters about some of the policies and undertakings of our eight-year administration which some considered controversial.

“But in all honesty, I meant well for the state. All my actions were geared toward facilitating development for the whole state and thus make life more meaningful for the masses,” Ajimobi said

The State APC Chairman and Adefisoye Adekanye, Chief Akin Oke, Oyo South Senatorial Chairman, in their separate remarks, appealed to members to remain faithful and committed in view of the current challenges.

NAN reports that the meeting, which was held at the party secretariat in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, had in attendance leaders and chieftains from all the nine Local Government Areas of the district.

Present at the meeting were Adelabu, Alhaji Olalekan Alli, a former SSG, former legislators, chairmen of the LGAs and LCDAs, members of the State Working Committee of the party as well as leaders of the party across the senatorial district.


Source; https://insidenaijablog.com/tribunal-close-ranks-ajimobi-urges-apc-members/

The Election Petitions Tribunal in Nasarawa State, has hit out the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party PDP challenging Tanko Al-Makura’s former Governor of the states victory in the March 9 Nasarawa South senatorial election.

Suleiman Adokwe, the candidate of the PDP for the election, had faced the tribunal to nullify Al-Makura’s election, saying that INEC didn’t comply with the Electoral Act in declaring the APC candidate the winner of the polls.

But the Chairman of the tribunal, Justice David Ugoh, who read the unanimous judgment on Friday, declared that the petition lacked merit.

Ugoh said the petitioner failed to show that the respondent did not get the highest lawful votes cast in the last election.

He added that the petitioner also failed to prove non-compliance with the Electoral Act, of how voters were stopped from voting and how the results of the election were illegally cancelled.

He said, “We, therefore, uphold the result declared by the INEC”

While expressing displease over the judgment, counsel for Adokwe said they would study the ruling and come up on the next line of action.


Source; https://insidenaijablog.com/pdp-loses-petition-against-ex-nasarawa-gov/

Ogbeni Aregbesola, the minister of interior, has directed the Nigerian Immigration Service NIS to produce the international passport to eligible applicants within 48 hours.

The former governor said this on Friday during the agency’s management retreat in Lagos.

Aregbesola said this would make Nigeria a preferred destination for investors and visitors.

He also lamented the unpleasant experiences many applicants are subjected to before they obtain passports.

“From information available to me, it is possible with the right technology in place for Nigeria Immigration Service to issue international passports to applicants who have paid the official fees after forty eight hours,” the minister said.

“One of the ways to achieve this is to deploy the right technology and eliminate human contact in the passport issuance process. This way, we eliminate sharp practices and racketeering built around the process. This is the way to go and all officials should shun all forms of corruption in the discharge of their duties.

“All officers of the Service must as a matter of urgency, embrace the digital tradition and be technology/computer compliant, particularly at the senior and management level.

“Our officers must shun all forms of corruption through openness and transparency in the discharge of their duties.”

The minister said the service to reduce human interface and endeavor to communicate with applicants if there is a delay in their passport processing.

“Should there be justifiable delay in delivering on this commitment, there must be a mechanism to communicate, such reasons (s) within a period as agreed in the retreat to such applicant for the passport which must not be later than 72 hours, after discovering such reason,” Aregbesola said.

“With technology, it is possible to process and obtain the passport within 48 hours, if the application does not have any issues. Nigerian passport should be available within 48 hours maximum after application and at the official fee, the same goes for entry visa, resident permit, seamen license, as well as application and processing of other services.”


Source; https://insidenaijablog.com/ogbeni-aregbesola-directs-immigration-to-produce-passports-within-48-hours/

The immediate past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has said that his successor, Governor Emeka Ihedioha, can not order his arrest.

Okorocha in a statement issued on Friday by his media aide, Sam Onwuemeodo, said that the orderof arrest was an”open invitation to anarchy or fracas in the state. ”

The immediate past governor said that the call to arrest him by the secretary to the state government, Uche Onyeagocha, was insensitive.

“The arrest order is an open invitation to anarchy or fracas in the State because Imo people will always come out to defend Okorocha. It also shows insensitivity on the side of the government in the State because such arrest order was uncalled for and Onyeaguocha has no right to issue an order of that nature.

“The order only adds to their continued disrespect for the former governor, which is a very bad precedent. After May 29, 2019, Owelle Okorocha relocated to Abuja. He was in Abuja when the recovery committee members slapped his daughter, Mrs. Uloma Rochas Nwosu, invaded and looted the shops of his wife, Nneoma and that of the daughter too. And just the previous week, Onyeaguocha invaded the private guest house of the former governor.

“The government had written petitions to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission. And these agencies have begun investigations, yet they do not want these bodies to do their work which also arose from their petitions.

He continued by saying “The same Thursday, Onyeaguocha led thugs to Sam Mbakwe airport and said they were waiting for the former governor. This is the first government in the history of the State that is fanning the ember of anarchy.

“They were rattled the day Okorocha came into the State for the first time after May 29, 2019 and he was received by a mammoth crowd. It then occurred to them that their blackmail and lies have not affected the love of Imo people for their beloved former governor. That is the reason for all these insensitive actions.

“Okorocha will be in Imo whenever he deems it necessary to come, especially when he had transformed the State as governor and left it better than he met it. And had invested heavily in the State long before his governorship with his wife and children also having their businesses relocated to Owerri because they believe strongly in the State. Nigerians of goodwill should disregard the arrest order. It became void on arrival.”


Source; https://insidenaijablog.com/you-cant-order-my-arrest-okorocha-to-ihedioha/

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Yokohama, Japan, told the Toyota Group to establish its assembly plant in Nigeria.

The president also held investment talks with top officials of Japan Bank for International Cooperation, at the margins of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7). The Japan Bank for International Cooperation Led by its Deputy Governor, Mr Nobumitsu Hayashi, indicated its interest in supporting projects involving Japanese companies in Nigeria. The bank said it had lots of resources dedicated into this, and would be interested in oil and gas, and infrastructure.
President Buhari welcomed the bank, informing the team that Nigeria had introduced the Ease of Doing Business, and bureaucratic bottlenecks were being cleared off the way.
At a meeting with Toyota Tsusho, a part of the Toyota conglomerate, President/CEO of the group, Ichiro Kashitani, indicated interest in sectors like energy, healthcare and automobiles, stating that Toyota would be delighted to have presence all over Nigeria. He also stated that Toyota Tsusho wishes to also build an advanced medical diagnostics centre, which would foreclose need for foreign travel to obtain cutting edge medical diagnosis. President Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, urged the Toyota group to also consider setting up a car assembly plant, noting that Nigeria had the capacity to absorb the investment for positive returns.
At another meeting with the Prime Minister of Algeria, Noureddine Bedoui, President Buhari counseled that the political programme in the country be faithfully executed, which would lead to general elections as soon as possible. “Algeria is a good pan-Africanist nation, with a lot of influence over the continent,” he said. Prime Minister Bedoui said dialogue was in progress with all stakeholders leading to elections, hopefully by end of the year.

Source; https://insidenaijablog.com/president-buhari-seek-support-of-toyota-to-set-assemble-plant-in-nigeria/

Chief Gani Adams, the Are Onakankafo of Yorubaland, has said that the Odua Peoples Congress OPC may switch from being a socio-cultural groupto become a full-fledged political party.

He said this during an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the Yoruba organisation held in Lagos on Thursday.

He said, “Without mincing words, let me say that the next few months will determine whether the OPC will remain political, neutral or partisan.

“From seeking the revalidation of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, we went on to demand total restructuring of the country. That has not been achieved till date.

“Unfortunately, we have not seen any tangible evidence or sign that we are moving in the right direction.”

HE added that the only thing that could stop the OPC is for the present Federal Government to heed the call for the restructuring of the country, failing which the organisation would proceed with its plan to evolve into a political PAR.

He said, “We have tried our best in the last 25 years. There is no group in the world that started as a civil society, even as a revolutionary group, that will not metamorphose into a partisan organisation.

“In all honesty, our members are becoming tired of agitation. We have made enough sacrifice for the liberation of this country. If you are not among the people who play the politics , there is no way you can change the society for good.

“What started 25 years ago as a movement for the validation of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, which was won by late Chief Moshood Abiola, had blossomed into the proverbial iroko tree that can no longer be uprooted.

“I recall with nostalgia, how the late Dr Frederick Faseun, Evangelist Kunle Adesokan, Mrs Idowu Adebowale, Ibrahim Atanda, and myself, among others, sat in Opeyemi Bamidele’s chambers to deliberate on the way forward, following the annulment of the freest and fairest election in Nigerian history by the then military junta.

“This came after several failed efforts to revalidate the election. Did we fail or succeed in that assignment? I will leave that question for Nigerians and the rest of the world to answer.”

Adams also acknowledged the efforts of the founding fathers of the OPC, as well as the roles played by traditional rulers, civil society groups and other Nigerians in the struggle for democracy in the country.

Source; https://insidenaijablog.com/opc-may-switch-to-political-party/

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that few Nigerians abroad indulging in criminal activities do not represent the values of people of the country.

The president’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, in a statement in Abuja, said President Buhari stated this when he met with leaders of the Nigerian community living in Japan.

The meeting was on the sidelines of the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7), on Thursday in Yokohama, Japan.

Buhari said: “Let me also say that there are few Nigerians in the Diaspora that are giving us a bad name by engaging in criminal activities.

“These Nigerians are a minority, they do not represent the values of our country, and I plead with them to change their ways.

“We will not condone any crime whether at home or abroad, and we will also not allow these Nigerians define us as a people with a reputation for criminality.”

While appealing to Nigerians in Japan to be good ambassadors of their country, the President said, “I am personally very happy that there are millions of Nigerians all over the world, like you here, who are truly making us proud.”

He modeled majority of the over 17 million Nigerians in Diaspora as “the face of Nigeria globally and our ambassadors for good.”

He also noted that, “Many of our Diasporans, like your good selves here today, have excelled in varying fields of endeavour, both professionally and individually.

“You have also made significant and overwhelmingly positive contributions to your Nigerian and international host communities.

“You have continually been a positive bridge between Nigeria and the world. It is not an easy feat and we commend you, salute your courage and efforts.”

According to the president, Japan is at the cutting edge of technology and efficiency, “two very important attributes that can play a role in Nigeria and improve our capacity for development.”

President Buhari appeal with members of his audience to continue to contribute their quota by aiding to develop their host nation and their fatherland as well.

He added: “I look forward to your inborn gift, ability, and capacity in taking up this challenge.”

He also commended many of them who had been “positively impacting the Nigerian economy through financial home remittances, promoting international trade in Nigerian commodities, our music, culture, tourism, sports, and education.”

President Buhari noted with delight that some of them had also helped to establish industries in Nigeria.

Source; https://insidenaijablog.com/nigerians-indulging-in-crimes-abroad-dont-not-represent-our-values-pres-buhari/

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has insisted the result from the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) shows he defeated President Muhammadu Buhari in the presidential election.

In his submission to the presidential election tribunal, the former vice president gave the “unique MAC address and Microsoft product ID of the INEC server” from where the results were obtained.

According to the result declared by INEC from the 36 states and the federal capital territory (FCT), Buhari polled 15,191,847, while Atiku came second with 11,262,978 votes.

But in his petition submitted at the tribunal, the PDP candidate claimed he garnered a total of 18,356,732 votes to defeat Buhari, who, according to him, polled 16,741,430 votes.

INEC, in response, said the results being paraded by Atiku was fabricated and not from its website.

But in their response to the INEC’s submission, a copy of which was obtained by TheCable, Atiku and the PDP said address of the server from which the results were obtained is unique to INEC.

“The Servers from which the said figures were derived belong to the first Respondent (INEC). The figures and votes were transmitted to the first Respondent’s Presidential Result’s Server 1 and thereafter aggregated in INEC_PRES_RSLT_SRV2019, whose Physical Address or unique Mac Address is 94-57-A5-DC-64-B9 with Microsoft Product ID 00252-7000000000-AA535. The above descriptions are unique to the 15t Respondent’s Server,” they said.

“There is no conjecture in the votes and scores in the table pleaded by the Petitioners. The figures are factual. The Spokesperson for the 2nd Respondent’s Campaign Organization openly admitted that the data in question was in the first Respondent’s Server when he wrote and submitted a petition to the Inspector General of Police and the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS) asking the Security agencies to investigate the 2nd Petitioner herein for allegedly hacking into the Server of the 1St Respondent and obtaining the data in question.

“Specifically, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, the Spokesperson of the 2nd Respondent claimed in the said petition that it was the first Petitioner who smuggled the data into the Server.”

Atiku and the PDP also alleged the INEC chairman “committed grave errors in the final collation exercise” for the election by “falsely crediting” some persons with political parties, including “Okotie Christopher, Reverend Dr. Onwubuya and Ojinika Jeff Chinze.”

“The grave errors referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5 above were under the hands and signature of the first Respondent’s Chairman, (who was also the Returning Officer) in the conduct of the final collation of the results of the Presidential Election,” they added.

“The Petitioners state that the final results as declared by the first respondent are those that were transmitted online to the website of the first Respondent (www inecnigeria.org).”

Source: https://insidenaijablog.com/atiku-releases-evidence-of-election-result-from-inec-website/

Nigerians on twitter have been reacting to the ongoing backlash between Nollywood star, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and President Buhari’s personal assistant on new media, Bashir Ahmad.

Omotola in a tweet she posted yesterday, said the country is hell under the watch of President Buhari. She wrote:

“The Country Under your watch is Hellish! @ProfOsinbajo @MBuhari @NGRPresident The lack of Money in circulation, Now coupled with the Continuous Assault n Killings by Uniformed men’ll make this Country implode!!!It’s Unbearable! Do something!Insecurity!Fear n Desperation everywhere.”

Reacting to her tweet, Bashir in a tweet, stated that those who are making money legitimately have no complain about the current state of Nigeria. He wrote:



Madam Omotola those who are working for CLEAN money are not complaining and will never refer our dear country as ‘hellish’. In Kano State alone, from 2015 to 2018, no fewer than 200 medium and small scale rice milling centres emerged. For that, billions circulated among millions.”

Omotola Jalade who fired back at the Presidency after it debunked her comment of ‘Nigeria is hellish under Buhari’, stated that as long as their tweet never insinuated she is not working clean for her money, she is cool with them. She wrote in response to the tweet above;



As long as you’re not insinuating that I am not working CLEAN for my money… I hear you. Its good that there are some progress… Do you truly want to say you dont see all that’s really wrong? Can we fight for our future in truth for once? Without being partisan?

Bashir then responded to Omotola’s tweet again, but this time he got some bashing of his life from Nigerians all over.

His Response;



Below are some tweets from Nigerians while attacking Bashir Ahmad’s response;



Source; https://insidenaijablog.com/even-your-appointment-is-a-waste-of-public-funds-nigerians-react-to-bashir-ahmads-response-to-omotola-on-twitter/

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